and has no nutritious elements, although it is is served with a purèe of peas, or spinach or potatoes or beans, etc. But it can be served simply with sprigs of parsley.
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BEEF TONGUE WITH OLIVES
(Lingua di bue alle olive)
Scald the tongue and peel off the skin. Then put it back to boil until fully cooked.
Melt a piece of butter and brown half a medium sized onion cut in slices. When the onion is browned remove it from the butter and dilute in the latter a teaspoonful of flour. When the flour begins to brown, thin it with one or two cups of soup stock hot and passed through a sieve. Mix and boil for ten minutes, seasoning with salt and pepper.
When the sauce is prepared place the tongue in the saucepan containing it and let it cook again on a low fire for about an hour, turning it over frequently and keeping it moistened with the gravy. Cut some olives in a spiral to remove the stone and place it in the saucepan with the tongue. This becomes more tasty if left with the olives for one or two days.
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STEWED BEEF TONGUE
(Lingua di bue in stufato)
Clean a fresh tongue of beef; put it in a plate,
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